{"id":230855,"date":"2019-09-14T00:36:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T04:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=230855"},"modified":"2019-09-14T00:36:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T04:36:24","slug":"parks-canada-crews-complete-assessment-of-damage-caused-by-dorian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/14\/parks-canada-crews-complete-assessment-of-damage-caused-by-dorian\/","title":{"rendered":"Parks Canada crews complete assessment of damage caused by Dorian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Prince Edward Island National Park on Cavendish Beach (Photo By Natulive Canada – Own work\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CHARLOTTETOWN \u2014 Much of Prince Edward Island National Park has reopened to the public after it was hit by post-tropical storm Dorian last weekend, but Parks Canada’s incident commander said Friday some parts won’t open again until next year.<\/p>\n

Brad Romaniuk said an assessment revealed the storm caused considerable damage, mostly in the form of downed trees.<\/p>\n

The worst-hit area of the P.E.I. national park is near the Cavendish campground, which will be closed for the rest of the year, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these areas are so heavily damaged we have yet to be able to get our crews in there to start to assess it,\u201d Romaniuk said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Romaniuk said crews from other national parks have assisted to reopen the Green Gables House and visitor centre, the parkway, Brackley Beach and Cavendish beach.<\/p>\n

The Stanhope campground is closed for the season and all trails at Green Gables Heritage Place will remain closed until further notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike with most hurricanes that come through here, the shoreline was heavily impacted,\u201d he said. \u201cIn some cases we lost three-to-five metres of the shore. We had very strong and high waves that came through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romaniuk said the storm surge even impacted a number of inland ponds.<\/p>\n

He said crews will have to replace some stairs and ramps in some of the dunes, but he added the beaches tend to repair themselves.<\/p>\n

Some beaches are narrower than they were before the storm but Romaniuk said others are now wider because of sand deposited there.<\/p>\n

Despite the extensive damage, Romaniuk said the entire park will be ready for visitors again next season, but some parts will look different due to the storm.<\/p>\n

Maritime Electric said as of Friday afternoon, more than 3,300 homes and businesses were still without power on Prince Edward Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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